Director of Finance – FP&A

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor in Germany seeks an experienced FP&A leader to own the corporate planning cycle, including annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning. The role partners with Finance, Operations, and senior leaders to translate financial plans into business actions and cost-to-serve economics.

You will develop driver-based models, run scenario analyses, and produce performance dashboards while mentoring the FP&A team and driving process improvements.

Qualifikationen

• 10–12 years of progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, Accounting, or related analytical roles.
• People leadership or cross-functional leadership experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• Deep FP&A expertise including budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, variance analysis, modeling, and executive reporting.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence without authority and build trusted partnerships across the business.
• Experience improving FP&A processes, reporting tools, and financial controls.
• Experience using Oracle EPM/PBCS or similar enterprise planning tools preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• MBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent advanced credential preferred.

Aufgaben

• Lead the corporate FP&A cadence, including budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, monthly reviews, and executive reporting.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Commercial, and leaders to connect plans to business drivers and costs.
• Develop and maintain driver-based models, scenarios, and dashboards.
• Oversee variance analysis, trend reporting, and financial narratives for senior leaders.
• Drive FP&A process improvement, automation, and reporting standardization.
• Evaluate business cases, investments, and cost-to-serve economics.
• Lead, coach, and develop FP&A team members; set priorities and manage performance.
• Connect financial outcomes to volume, productivity, labor, transportation, pricing, and cost drivers.
• Identify root causes of performance gaps and quantify risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to shape the corporate planning agenda.

Kenntnisse

Budgeting

Forecasting

Long-Range Planning

Driver-Based Models

Scenario Analysis

Performance Dashboards

Trend Reporting

Cost Reduction

Financial Narratives

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Influencing Without Authority

Trusted Partnerships

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Finance

MBA

CPA

CFA

Tools

Oracle EPM

PBCS

Reporting Tools

Jobbeschreibung

• Lead the corporate FP&A cadence, including annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, monthly business reviews, and executive reporting


• Partner with Finance, Operations, Commercial, and functional leaders to connect financial plans to business drivers, operational performance, investment decisions, and cost-to-serve economics


• Develop and maintain driver-based financial models, scenario analyses, and performance dashboards


• Oversee variance analysis, trend reporting, and financial narratives for senior leaders


• Drive FP&A process improvement, automation, and reporting standardization


• Evaluate business cases, productivity initiatives, network investments, and cost reduction opportunities


• Lead, coach, and develop FP&A team members; set priorities and manage performance


• Connect financial outcomes to volume, productivity, labor, transportation, pricing, and cost drivers


• Identify root causes behind performance gaps and quantify risks and opportunities


• Collaborate with senior Finance and business leaders to shape the corporate planning agenda

Requirements

• 10–12 years of progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, Accounting, or related analytical roles


• People leadership or cross-functional leadership experience


• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field


• Deep FP&A expertise, including budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, variance analysis, financial modeling, and executive reporting


• Strong leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills


• Ability to influence without authority and build trusted partnerships across the business


• Experience improving FP&A processes, reporting tools, and financial controls


• Experience using and configuring Oracle EPM/PBCS or similar enterprise planning tools preferred


• Ability to travel up to 25%


• MBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent advanced credential preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive expertise in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), including budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and variance analysis, while effectively leading and developing teams to drive process improvements and strategic financial insights.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• FP&A Expertise


• Financial Modeling


• Variance Analysis


• Leadership Experience


• Oracle EPM/PBCS

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Budgeting


• Forecasting


• Long-Range Planning


• Driver-Based Financial Models


• Scenario Analysis


• Performance Dashboards


• Trend Reporting


• Cost Reduction Analysis


• Financial Narratives

Soft Skills

• Coaching


• Stakeholder Management


• Influencing Without Authority


• Building Trusted Partnerships

Certifications & Qualifications

• MBA


• CPA


• CFA

Industry Keywords

• Corporate FP&A


• Financial Plans


• Operational Performance


• Investment Decisions


• Cost-to-Serve Economics

Tools & Technologies

• Oracle EPM


• PBCS


• Reporting Tools